Steelmanning Calvinism: A Conversation with Josiah

Published: Jan. 22, 2022, 10:08 p.m.

In this episode, I chat with Josiah Gorter, a young Reformed pastor, about Calvinism and Reformed theology broadly. Although I probe and critique some Calvinist doctrines, I also try to highlight the motivations--biblical and theological--behind them in order to give Calvinism a more balanced treatment than it usually gets on my podcast. I let Josiah lay out his views at some length and distinguish his personal hunches and predilections from what you might call "orthodox" Reformed theology, for which he does not claim to be a spokesperson (although his credentials seem strong to me). Hopefully there will be more conversations like this to follow.